Heavy rain was experienced in Hoshiarpur on Monday morning, bringing much relief from the continuing heat and humidity. Light to moderate rain is anticipated in some districts of Punjab, such as Pathankot, Rupnagar, and Mohali from Tuesday, says the Meteorological Department. In contrast to Hoshiarpur's rain, Bathinda saw the top temperature in the state today at 36.6 degrees Celsius, and Ludhiana experienced the lowest minimum temperature at 25.2 degrees Celsius.
Flood situation in Punjab has eased considerably over the last week as lesser rainfall in the hill tracts led to a steady decline in river water levels. The state government has increased cleaning and restoration activities in affected areas. Cleaning operations are going on at a war footing throughout the state, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann said.
At present, the Meteorological Department has not given any warning signals, but farmers have been requested to exercise caution with farming and safeguard standing crops in rain-prone areas. Rain is again predicted on September 17 and 18 in most regions of Punjab.
Amritsar: Highest temperature 26.1°C, no rain warning, 651.9 mm of rainfall till now this season.
Jalandhar: Highest temperature 32°C, no rain warning, 902.7 mm rainfall for the season recorded.
Ludhiana: Lowest temperature 25.2°C, no rain warning, 798.2 mm of rainfall recorded to date.
Relief in flood situations and daily river water level reductions are signs of good news following weeks of intense monsoon pressure. Weather patterns are being closely observed by the Meteorological Department to keep the public and authorities posted.
During September, the weather was mostly fair, about 14 kmph winds blowing from the western. Between September 1st and 7th, the Punjab region received about 66.3 mm of rainfall, resulting in the monsoon of 2025, the heaviest and most excessive monsoon received, and the region received monsoon rainfall in the month of August and half of September, which made flooding conditions a lot worse. The Gurdaspur district received near 2.5 times the normal of rainfall, which was over region and for this time of year at 10 mm daily. On the contrary, the state has been receiving light, moderate and scattered showers at intervals which is a relief for the flood-affected areas of the region.
Currently however (as of mid September) the weather over Punjab is fair, winds from the western direction at 14 kmph. The sky does seem mostly clear and light to moderate rain is expected in scattered areas for the 17th and 18th of September, actuals slighly higher, forecasted lower. The Punjab region has a temperature around 28, 36 which is moderate to hot and at the night shifts from 18 to 24 which is relatively low seasonally and from the daytime is below seasonal.
No significant changes are predicted for the coming week, except for the possibility of experiencing scattered clouds and drizzle, particularly in the northern and central parts of the Punjab region.
It is indicated that there will be no substantial thunderstorms in the area, and rain for Sept 2023 is expected to be about 76 to 77 mm spread over 14 days of lighter showers.
Although the majority of the days will be sunny or partly cloudy, the rains will provide needed moisture to crops and lower heat stress in the area.
